Can Middlesbrough beat Queens Park Rangers in Riverside Stadium clash?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 05.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 44 points and a 21st position in the Championship table. Visiting Queens Park Rangers holds 15th place with 50 pts.

Middlesbrough have less rest than Queens Park Rangers in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Hull City.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough have collected 26 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-8-6. Middlesbrough are slowly digging their own grave here at Riverside Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Huddersfield Town match.

Middlesbrough faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hull City (1-2). A strong away win before that one, visiting Stoke City and winning 2-0.

The defeat against Hull City was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by M. Wilks).

There will be little rest for Middlesbrough after this match as they are travelling to Millwall for a Championship game in only three days.

Middlesbrough have scored 18 league goals here from 20 matches, not a lot. Middlesbrough have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses. That’s the product of Queens Park Rangers playing as the away team in the Championship this season. It's a growing despair in Queens Park Rangers as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Fulham with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Queens Park Rangers manager M. Warburton faced defeat when travelling to Charlton Athletic and losing 0-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Wigan Athletic.

QPR have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 19 league away games 21 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, QPR have conceded 30 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Queens Park Rangers - Middlesbrough 2-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Middlesbrough won five, Queens Park Rangers won four and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Queens Park RangersE. Eze
E. Eze
12 goals
Queens Park RangersJ. Hugill
J. Hugill
12 goals
MiddlesbroughA. Fletcher
A. Fletcher
8 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Queens Park Rangers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 6 19 40
10 6 2 Won W 3 6 14
14 8 2 Drew D 0 3 8
16 6 2 Lost L 3 10 18
40 18 5 Scored S 10 21 59
52 22 9 Conceded C 11 30 66
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
60% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 79% 82%
38% 30% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 62%
28% 20% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 40%
8% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 15%
45% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 62%
28% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 16% 12%
32% 30% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 42% 30%
 
5.4 5.3 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.7 4.5
5.4 5 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.7 5.5
1.6 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.3 2.1
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
473 266 74 Total Shots T S 46 178 462
127 65 16 Shots on Target S O 19 57 158
31% 28% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 37% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough has the fewest scored goals (40)
  • Queens Park Rangers has the most conceded goals in the first half (32)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 40 20 14 6 67 38 19 8 8 3 36 23 21 12 6 3 31 15 29 74
3 Brentford 41 21 9 11 73 33 20 12 5 3 40 15 21 9 4 8 33 18 40 72
4 Fulham 41 20 10 11 55 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 20 7 8 5 22 21 11 70
5 Nottingham Forest 41 18 14 9 54 41 20 10 4 6 24 20 21 8 10 3 30 21 13 68
6 Cardiff City 41 16 16 9 58 51 20 9 9 2 28 17 21 7 7 7 30 34 7 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
9 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
10 Swansea City 40 14 15 11 50 47 20 8 5 7 24 21 20 6 10 4 26 26 3 57
11 Blackburn Rovers 41 15 11 15 56 53 21 9 8 4 28 20 20 6 3 11 28 33 3 56
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Reading 41 14 10 17 53 48 20 7 3 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 52
14 Sheffield Wednesday 40 14 10 16 49 54 20 7 6 7 17 25 20 7 4 9 32 29 -5 52
15 Queens Park Rangers 40 14 8 18 59 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 19 6 3 10 21 30 -7 50
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
19 Charlton Athletic 41 12 10 19 46 55 21 8 5 8 26 24 20 4 5 11 20 31 -9 46
20 Huddersfield Town 41 12 10 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 20 5 4 11 25 36 -14 46
21 Hull City 40 12 9 19 54 68 21 7 3 11 29 35 19 5 6 8 25 33 -14 45
22 Middlesbrough 40 10 14 16 40 52 20 6 8 6 18 22 20 4 6 10 22 30 -12 44
23 Barnsley 41 10 11 20 45 66 21 6 8 7 28 33 20 4 3 13 17 33 -21 41
24 Luton Town 41 11 7 23 46 78 20 7 5 8 28 33 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 40

Middlesbrough:
Queens Park Rangers:
Championship:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 40 20 14 6 67 38 19 8 8 3 36 23 21 12 6 3 31 15 29 74
3 Brentford 41 21 9 11 73 33 20 12 5 3 40 15 21 9 4 8 33 18 40 72
4 Fulham 41 20 10 11 55 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 20 7 8 5 22 21 11 70
5 Nottingham Forest 41 18 14 9 54 41 20 10 4 6 24 20 21 8 10 3 30 21 13 68
6 Cardiff City 41 16 16 9 58 51 20 9 9 2 28 17 21 7 7 7 30 34 7 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
9 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
10 Swansea City 40 14 15 11 50 47 20 8 5 7 24 21 20 6 10 4 26 26 3 57
11 Blackburn Rovers 41 15 11 15 56 53 21 9 8 4 28 20 20 6 3 11 28 33 3 56
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Reading 41 14 10 17 53 48 20 7 3 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 52
14 Sheffield Wednesday 40 14 10 16 49 54 20 7 6 7 17 25 20 7 4 9 32 29 -5 52
15 Queens Park Rangers 40 14 8 18 59 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 19 6 3 10 21 30 -7 50
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
19 Charlton Athletic 41 12 10 19 46 55 21 8 5 8 26 24 20 4 5 11 20 31 -9 46
20 Huddersfield Town 41 12 10 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 20 5 4 11 25 36 -14 46
21 Hull City 40 12 9 19 54 68 21 7 3 11 29 35 19 5 6 8 25 33 -14 45
22 Middlesbrough 40 10 14 16 40 52 20 6 8 6 18 22 20 4 6 10 22 30 -12 44
23 Barnsley 41 10 11 20 45 66 21 6 8 7 28 33 20 4 3 13 17 33 -21 41
24 Luton Town 41 11 7 23 46 78 20 7 5 8 28 33 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 40

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.